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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 1174551" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>I'm going to do an extensive post on this later, but for now suffice it to say that management is going to do whatever it can to blame the injury on you and deny treatment and/or payment. If you have any outside activities that "might" be an alternative source for the injury, they will definitely go there and try to get the company off-the-hook. </p><p></p><p>Let's say you wrench your back trying to team lift a "150 lb" crate which actually weighs 300 pounds. Happens all the time when customers lie about weights and then the package moves through the regular system instead of going over to AGFS Heavyweight. Of course, it is "your fault", even if the package was incorrectly labeled, and the onus will be on you to prove otherwise, even though it's obvious what happened. </p><p></p><p>Let's also say you play in a soccer league after work, and management knows it. They will try and say in many cases that your injury actually resulted from playing soccer. Think I'm kidding? Think again. I have overheard conference calls where managers try and reach concurrence on how they can blame an injury outside of the company. Again, YOU will need to prove otherwise, which isn't as easy as it sounds.</p><p></p><p>Back in the 1990's FedEx came out with new injury policies which basically said "It's the employee's fault...always". The injury rate dropped overnight, and FedEx began charging "preventable" (everything) injuries against the employee on the Performance Review, resulting in a lower score, and less pay. Win-win for Fred. There was no effort to make the work environment any safer, only a program that changed the way injuries were reported and handled. In other words, they administratively "reduced" injuries by penalizing workers for claiming an injury and then declaring it "preventable"...even if it wasn't. As usual, the sheep took this directly in the butt without a whimper. In short, upper management re-designed the injury policy to ensure that there would be fewer of them...on paper.</p><p></p><p>Ever since, it's been about the same, and getting a lawyer on Day 1 of a work-related injury is sage advice. I've known plenty of people that have gone up against FedEx and it's associated brethren of evil (Aetna, Sedgwick, FedEx Legal, HR, HCMP etc). None of these folks are on your side.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 1174551, member: 12508"] I'm going to do an extensive post on this later, but for now suffice it to say that management is going to do whatever it can to blame the injury on you and deny treatment and/or payment. If you have any outside activities that "might" be an alternative source for the injury, they will definitely go there and try to get the company off-the-hook. Let's say you wrench your back trying to team lift a "150 lb" crate which actually weighs 300 pounds. Happens all the time when customers lie about weights and then the package moves through the regular system instead of going over to AGFS Heavyweight. Of course, it is "your fault", even if the package was incorrectly labeled, and the onus will be on you to prove otherwise, even though it's obvious what happened. Let's also say you play in a soccer league after work, and management knows it. They will try and say in many cases that your injury actually resulted from playing soccer. Think I'm kidding? Think again. I have overheard conference calls where managers try and reach concurrence on how they can blame an injury outside of the company. Again, YOU will need to prove otherwise, which isn't as easy as it sounds. Back in the 1990's FedEx came out with new injury policies which basically said "It's the employee's fault...always". The injury rate dropped overnight, and FedEx began charging "preventable" (everything) injuries against the employee on the Performance Review, resulting in a lower score, and less pay. Win-win for Fred. There was no effort to make the work environment any safer, only a program that changed the way injuries were reported and handled. In other words, they administratively "reduced" injuries by penalizing workers for claiming an injury and then declaring it "preventable"...even if it wasn't. As usual, the sheep took this directly in the butt without a whimper. In short, upper management re-designed the injury policy to ensure that there would be fewer of them...on paper. Ever since, it's been about the same, and getting a lawyer on Day 1 of a work-related injury is sage advice. I've known plenty of people that have gone up against FedEx and it's associated brethren of evil (Aetna, Sedgwick, FedEx Legal, HR, HCMP etc). None of these folks are on your side. [/QUOTE]
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